Last November, my good buddy, Sean-Michael Yoder, wrote the first guest post in Adios Lounge history (Death and Renaissance in Smog City: L.A. 1978-85). Well, Sean is here to write the second guest post, a variation on the original theme (Los Angeles punk). However, this time he mainly focuses on 3 bands: X, Gun […]

I talked last time about Dan Peters not joining Nirvana as a positive, but I probably should’ve noted that it was positive for two reasons. Nirvana got the right drummer, no doubt, but so did Mudhoney. This is no small matter. In the alternate universe where Scream doesn’t implode in LA, Nirvana wisely hires […]

Nirvana is in the air again. Spin recently asked, “What does Nevermind mean now?” and The Onion looked back at the Axl Rose/Kurt Cobain relationship circa 1991. Even Amy Winehouse‘s recent death shook up those old “27 Club” cobwebs. I get it. Nevermind was an epochal release, 20 is a nice, round number, and […]

Some of you may have read my tribute to 1989 from a couple years back. I’ve had that post in mind after reading John Roderick’s diatribe against the year-end top 10 list, rendered ironically (though appropriately) in top 10 form. He addresses a point I believe in fervently. By its very nature, a ‘Best […]

Not sure if you’re familiar with Magnet’s ongoing Over/Under series, but their writers choose mostly well-known musical artists and discuss their overrated and underrated songs. In theory, it’s a pretty clever idea and the writing isn’t too bad. However, as it’s played out, the series has been a hipster nightmare. The overrated pile is […]